Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Altair had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Altair, with the one closest to Altair listed first.
- Ramsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Eagle Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alleyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glidden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mentz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mentz is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentz
- Borden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Borden is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
- Nottawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nottawa is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
- Cat Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sublime
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Frelsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
- Sealy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Ulm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Bernard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ellinger
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Millheim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millheim is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Hungerford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peters is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Dubina ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dubina is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
- Hackberry ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Fayetteville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- San Felipe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kinkler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kinkler is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkler
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Altair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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